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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1926
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SCHOLASTIC R ATING
SHOWS DORMITORY
STANINGHIGHEST'
AARTHA COOK HAS AVERAGE
OF NEARLY B, FIGURES
REVEAL
TEACHERS RANK HIGH
Chi Psi Leads General Fraternities;
Sororities Are Headed By
Alpha Clhi Omega
Martha Cook dormitory maintained
the highest scholarship of all Univer-
sity fraternities, sororities, and other
house clubs, according to an official
announcement of the comparative
standings issued from the office of the
dean of students. The percentage was
84.107, based on the scale of A-100 per
cent, B-85 per cent, C-70 per cent,
D-50 per cent and E-20 per cent.
Chi Psi fraternity, immediately fol-
'lowed by Theta Xi and Pi Lambda
Phi, led the general fraternities with
the percentage of 78.782. Alpha Chi
Omega's percentage of 82.125 was the
highest among the sororities, Col-
Cllegiate Sorosis and Kappa Kappa
Gamma placing second and third re-
spectively. Phi Lambda Kappa, pro-
fessional fraternity, had an average
of 82.724, the highest in that division.
Alpha Chi Sigma and Nu Sigma Nu
were next in order.
Few Below "C"
All A Records
Are Made By
44 Students
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Michigan's Stadium When Completed
CONSTRUCTION WORK ON HUGE BOWL
HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS TWO MONTHS;
SEATING CAPAClTY WILL BE 70,000
Although none maintained a grade
of better than C, there were only 6
general fraternities, 1 professional
fraternity, and 3 women's dormitories
that fell below the C grade. Sorority
students maintained an average of
79.644, all women 78.111, and all in-
dependent women 77.304. Fraternity
students averaged 74.618, all men
73.742, and all independent men
73.192. The average of the entire
University was 74.826.
In the various schools and colleges
of the University the following aver-
ages have been compiled: education
79.464, business administration 77.990,
medical 77.273, literature, science and'
the arts 75.925, dental 74.852, engine-
ering and architecture 73.332, law
70.977, and pharmacy 69.961.
Quarterdeck Leads
Of the men's honorary societies,
Quarterdeck led with a 82.849 aver-
age. Barristers, Triangles, Galens,
Vulcans, Michigammua, Druids, Web
and Flange, and Sphinx followed in
the order mentioned. The University
band headed the list of men's activi-
ties by an average of 77.262, the Union
Opera, University athletes, and Men's
Glee club following respectively.
Fletcher hall averaged 76,060, the
Law club 72.526.
General fraternities are listed ac-
cording to their respective standings
as follows: Chi Psi, 78.782; Theta Xi,
78.578; Pi Lambda Phi, 78.134; Tan
Kappa Epsilon, Zeta Beta Tan, Alpha
Kappa Lambda, Theta Chi, Trigon,
Phi Sigma Kappa, Kappa Delta Rho,
Delta Alpha Epsilon, Phi Kappa Sig-
ma, Triangle, Phi Mu Alpha, Beta
Theta Pi, Phi Epsilon Pi, Delta Tau
Upsilon, Delta Phi, Sigma Phi, Lamb-
da Chi Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Pi
Kappa Alpha, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa
Nu, Theta Delta Chi, Sigma Nu, Delta
Chi, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Sigma
Delta, Phi Mu Delta, Alpha Phi Al-
pha, Acacia, Hermitage, Chi Phi, Del-
ta Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu, Phi
Kappa, Phi Beta Delta, Alpha Chi
Rho, Delta Sigma Phi, Tau Epsilon
Phi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Al-
pha Epsilon, Kappa Sigma, Phi Kap-
pa Tau, Gamma Sigma, Alpha Sigma
Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Pi, Psi
Upsilon, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Chi,
Zeta Psi, Phi Delta Theta, Theta Kap-
pa Nu, Tau Delta Phi, Alpha Delta
Phi, Omega Psi Phi.
Professional Fraternities
The scholastic order of profess! (1i
fraternities is: Phi Lambda Kai-pa
82.724, Alpha Chi Sigma 80.334, Nu
Sigma Nu 80.134, Phi Rho Sigma, Phi
Chi, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Delta Sigma
Delta, Phi Beta Pi, Tau Epsilon Rho,
Phi Delta Epsilon, Theta Kappa Psi,
Alpha Omega, PsiOmega, Alpha Rho
Chi, Delta Sigma Pi, Phi Delta Phi,
Delta Theta Phi, Xi Psi Phi, Phi Al-
pha Delta, Phi Delta Chi, Gamma Eta
Gamma, and Sigma Delta Kappa.
Women's honorary societies and
activities are listed in the following
order: Senior society 86.813, Wyvern
85.413, Mortarboard, Junior Girls'
play, and Girls' Glee club. The
sororitles are listed in order of
scholastic standing as follows: Alpha
Chi Omega 82.125, Collegiate Sorosis
82.078, Kappa Kappa Gamma 81.202,
Delta Delta Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Alpha!
During the second semester of the
school year 1925-1926 44 students of
the College of Literature, Science, and
the Arts, received a grade of "A" in
all subjects taken, figures at the Uni-
versity recorder's office reveal. Of the
44 receiving all "A" grades, 15 had
received all "A" grades during the
first semester as well. The list in-
cludes 12 seniors, 9 juniors, 13 soph-
omores, and 10 freshmen.
The following are those who made
a perfect scholastic record for the
second semester; the names of those
students receiving all A's both semes-
ters being marked with an asterisk:
Ruth E. Banfield,* '28, Frances C.
Beach, '29, Kathryn S. Bennett, '28,
William W. Bishop, Jr., '28, Alexander
Boldyreff, '26, Madeline Bowers,* '27,
Josephine A. Clark, '26, Mary E.
Cooley,* 26, Eunice L. Eichhorn, '26,
Adele D. Ewell, '28, Robert E. Finch,*
'29, Elizabeth Fitchgerald, '28, Austin
Fleming, '27, William H. Frazer, '29.
Richard H. Freyberg,* '26, Walter
1. Fulghum,* '29, Norman Gabel, '28,
Austin A. Hasel, '26, Ruth Hull,* '26,
Charlotte Jacobs, '26, Lillian Kessler,
'28, William E. Klein, '28, Lee A.
Lewis, '28,Walter2 LMcGowan,* '29,
Tom H. Mack,* '28, Lucy C. Mellen,
'26, EstherRMerrick, '28, Walter P.
North, '28, Ray W. Nygren, '28, Her-
bert Obedin, 27, Roger A. Pack, '29.
Charles E. Palmer,* 29, William B.
Palmer,* '29, Sherwood R. Russell,
'27, Reuben Segell, '29, Rodney V.
Shankland, '26, Walter E. Simmons,
'27, Ivan H. Sims, '26, Charlotte
Stephens, '27, Willis E. Topper,* '27,
Abraham M. Torgow,* '27, Dorothy
L. Tyler, '26, Stella Wellman, '29,
Alexander Winkler,* '27.
Changes Made
In Political
Sdi ence Sta ft
Several changes have been made in
the staff of the political science de-
partment due to the return to the
faculty of two professors who were
absent on leaves, and the loss of one
instructor to an eastern institution.
Prof. Robert T. Crane will resume
his courses in diplomatic and con-
sular functions and political theory
after an absence of two years, during
which time he was associated with
the consular service in Washington.
Prof. Thomas H. Reed, director of the
Bureau of Government, returned from
a lecture and study tour of Europe in
time to teach in the summer session.
Prof. Joseph R. Hayden is in the
Philippines with the Carmi Thompson
investigating committee, and is not
expected to return until Nov. 1, ac-
cording to an announcement made in
the department. Professor Crane will
take charge of Professor Hayden's
courses until the latter returns.n
Dr. James Hart left at the end of
last semester to accept a position at
Johns Hopkins university.
Debate Societies
To Meet Tonight
Michigan's four oratorical and de-
bating societies will meet for the first
time at 7:30 o'clock tonight on the
fourth floor of Angell hall. Adelphi
and Alpha Nu of Kappa Phi Sigma,
national debating society, are the only
men's parliamentary societies, while
Portia and Athena are the women's
forensic clubs.
Candidates for admission into any
of the societies are asked to visit the
societies' respective rooms at that
time. All persons interested in pub-
lic speaking are invited to attend the
meetings throughout the year, which
are held every Tuesday evening.
Plans for the coming year will be
discussed by each society. A date will
be set in the near future for the com-
bined meeting of the four societies,
which is a semi-annual social affair,
Badgers Operate
Radio Stations
Three radio stations are being
operated by the University of Wis-
consin. WHA is the best, known of
the three, since it is used for pro-
gram broadcasting, but 9XM and 9DW
are also known by many radio opera
tors.
Under the direction of B. F. Miller,
9XM is used for experimental pur-
poses, selding in code, and radio
telephone communication. 9DW is
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REQUESTS FOR
TICKETS SETI
FOOTBALL
NEW RECORD
Demands for tickets to the
football games on Michigan's
schedule this fall has exceeded
those of any previous year in
the history of the game at Mich-
igan or at any other university,
according to Philip C. Pack, as-
sistant to the director of ath.
letics.
Within one hour after the
tickets were placed on sale to
the public, the athletic associa-
tion had received 10,000 applica-
tions over the quota alloted for
the Illinois game. Within the
same length of time, the quota
for the Wisconsin game had,
been oversold by 11,000. The
( demand for tickets to the Min-
nesota game at Ann Arbor ex-
' ceeded the supply by 9,000.
Above is a view of Michigan's new 70,000 seat stadium, from the northeast, as it will look upon
completion. The stadium will be built as a recangu lar bowl and will have approximately 70 rows of
seats. Entrance to the stadium from the west, north, and south will be made "over the top" while the
east entrance, the one shown in the illustration, will be made through portals or tunnels.
SUMMER, SCHOOL
SHOWS INCREASE
Decreases In Enrollment Of Larger
Colleges Are Offset By GainsC
Of Smaller Schools
PLAYS ARE FEATUREt
Decreases ii the enrollment of the
two largest colleges, offset by sub-1
stantial additions to the attendancer
of the smaller schools of the Univer-
sity are outstanding facts in the sta-
tistics compiled by the offices of the1
summer session, comparing enroll-
ment figures of the recently completedt
summer term with those of the year
1925.,
The literary college leads the listI
with a total registration of 1062,
which is, however, a decrease of 140
from the preceding year. Standing1
second, the Colleges 'of Engineering1
and Architecture show a loss of 18,
their attendance reaching a total of
322 for 1926.
Further comparisons indicate gains1
in every other school; ranging from
an increase of one in the courses de-
voted to library methods to increases
of 126 and 80 respectively in the
School of Education and Graduate
school. New records were set for en-
rollment in the School of Education1
and biological station, which was
forced to enlarge its capacity to 75 to
accommodate the large number of ap-
plicants. The complete enrollment by
schools and departments follows:
College of Literature, Science, and
the Arts, 1062; Colleges of Enginer-
ing and Architecture, 322; Medical
school, 268; Law school, 164; College
of Pharmacy, 32; Graduate school
872; School of Education, 596; School,
of business Administration, 13; 11-
brary methods, 100; biological sta-
tion, 75; public health nursing, 57.
All the states of the union and 14
countries were represented here dur-
ing the summer term. Michigan led
the list with 1892 and was followed by
three other middle west states, Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois.. Forty-seven
Chinese, 26 Canadians, and 13 stu-
dents from India took courses, while
other countries on the list were Japan
Hawaii, South America, the Philip-
pines, South Africa, Ireland, Panama,
Cuba, Malay, Finland, and Russia.
According to Dean E. H. Kraus of
the summer session, 39 per cent of
the students held at least one'college1
degree, a significant increase over last
year. Many held from two to four.
Dean Kraus added that 39 per cent of
the enrollment were concerned with
the teaching profession, 230 of whom
are on the staffs of some college, uni-
versity, ornormal school.
A new feature during the summer
was the series of plays presented by
The Players in Sarah Caswell Angell
hall under the auspices of the alumnae
council. Six plays were given.
Philosophy Head
Absent On Leave
Prof. Robert M. Wenley, head of the
philosophy department, who is absent
on leave, does not expect to return to
Ann Arbor before the fall of 1927 ac-
cording to information available at
Michigan Union
Locates Rooms
For Students
Working in conjunction with the
office of Frederick B. Wahr, assistant
dean of students, the housing commit-
tee of the Union has helped more than
5,000 students to find rooms. During
the past week approximately 1,000
students were accommodated daily.
This is the second year that houses
have been put on an approved list.
This list is comprised of houses that
the committee has found satisfactory
after a thorough inspection. The
houses are examined for sanitary con-
ditions, fire hazards, location, and
furnishings. The price is also con-
sidered and determined whether ex-
orbitant or not. Last year there were
but 550 houses listed, this year, how-
ever, that amount has nearly been
doubled. It is the aim of Dean Wahr
that students in the near future will
live in none but fraternity houses and
approved homes.
One condition that hindered the
effectiveness of the committee was
that landlords and landladies tried to
solicit students at the Union.
Due to the fact that householders
were very negligent in respect to in-
forming the committee whether they
were filled or not the committee has
no way of ascertaining the exact num-
ber of rooms that were rented through
it; however, it was estimated that of
the 5,000 students taken care of 75
per cent found lodgings at addresses
given to them by the committee.
Coffey Will Be
Head Of.Library
Prof. Hobart R. Coffey, who has
been in Europe for the past two years,
has come to the Law school to serve
as director of the law library. It will
be the aim of Professor Coffey to so
reorganize the library that it will
soon be on a par with the best li-
braries here and abroad.
Under the direction of the Univer-
sity he visited and studied the law
libraries of Europe so that he might
become familiar with all phases of
the work. He also became acquainted
with European methods of publishing
so that he will be capable of handling
all the necessary calls for foreign
books.
. Professor Coffey, a graduate of
Ohio State University, received his
J.D. degree here. After passing the
bar he -practiced law for several
years.
Texan Finds More
Faculty Control
AUSTIN, Tex., Sept. 27.-Returning
from a visit to Michigan, Chicago,
Minnesota and other mid-West uni-
versities, Dr. B. F. Pittenger, dean of
the school of education here, declares
that the present tendency is toward
more faculty control in student af-
fairs.
"The movement is in the direction
of an increased feeling of responsi-
bility for student conduct on the part
of the faculty," he declared. How-
j ever, Dr. Pittenger found that joint
i committees of students and professors
FRESHMANADIE
SYSTEM INIT1ATED
Plan Advocated By President Little
Put In Practice For First Time
During Registration Week
ENROLLMENT .SIMPLIFIED,
Beginning its second year under
the leadership of President Clarence
Cook Little, the University is experi-
encing the first of the changes sug-
gested by the new President to create
a larger faculty interest in the human
side of the student body.
Each incoming freshman has been
assigned to some member of the fac-
ulty in the literary college, and n
tors have been arranged for first year
men in other colleges. Thirty mem-
bers of the literary college faculty
have been assigned to this new com-
mittee on freshman elections.
Mentors Assigned
Each freshman who has been issued
a certificate of admission has also
been notified of the student's name,
meet the instructor to whom he is
assigned. The instructor in turn has
been notified of the student's name
and has been allowed to look over
material submitted to the University
on the new entrance blanks. This in-
formation supplys not only the views
of the student but also those of his
former teachers, and gives a very in-
timate first glimpse of the possibili-
ties of the student. The former
teacher also suggests. to the Univer-
sity what courses the incoming stu-
dent should take.
Procedure for freshmen in the cok
lege of engineering which, next to th,.
literary college, admits the largest
number of freshmen, is quite similar,
except that conferences with mentors
are optional with the student.
Procedure Simplified
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U. Of D. Gridiron
Has Special Sod
DETROIT, Sept. 27.-The University
of Detroit stadium will have one of
the best playing fields in the country
this year. It will be one of three
fields to be sodded with creeping bent,
which gives the gridiron all the
smoothness and beauty of a golf green.
Creeping bent is a sod which was
planted in the Yale Bowl and new
army stadium with favorable results.
It was placed on the Titan playing
field this year at a considerable ex-
pense.
FOOTBALIL TITLE-I-S
TA'KEN BYMIlC HIGA'9N
Illinois Is Forced To Second Place
In Conference After Holding
Lead For 13 Years
CHICAGO RANKS THIRD
CONFERENCE PERCENTAGES
(1913-26)
W.
Michigan ........24
Illinois ..........42
Chicago .........44
Iowa.............30
Ohio ............29
Minnesota........27
Wisconsin.......26
Indiana ..........12
Northwestern ....16
.Purdue.........11
ATHLETIC PLANT OF STEEL,
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NORTH, SOUTH
HEIGHT IS 70 ROWS
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Structure To Be Located On 45 Acre
Tract Across Tracks From
South Ferry Field
By Stanford N. Phelps
With a dozen steam shovels as-
sisted by more than fifty teams and
100 trucks now starting their second
month of excavating and grading, the
basin for Michigan's new 70,000 seat
stadium is being rapidly repaired on
the 45 acre parcel which was recently
purchased by the Athletic association,
and which lies across the railroad
tracks from the present south Ferry
field.
Since the close of school, last June,
the Board of Regents granted the
Board in Control of Athletics final
permission to build the stadium, and
the latter board placed Coach Yost n
active charge of the work. Prominent
engineers were engaged tosurvey
other staria in the country and
found that the bowl type of stadium
best suited the requirements here.
The bowl type of stadium is also used
at California, Yale, Pittsburg, Wash-
ington, and the University of West
Virginia. Plans were then accepted,
and contracts for excavating, grading
and the erection of footings were let,
it being specified in these contracts
that the work is to be finished before
this winter.
On 45 Acre Tract
Michigan's new stadium will be lo-
cated on a 45 acre tract of land
bounded on the north by Keech
avenue, on the south by the new M-17
cut off, on the east by the Ann Arbor
railroad tracks, and on the west by
South Main street. The stadium is
across the M-17 cut off from the
present Ann Arbor golf course and
across the railroad tracks from the
present south Ferry field.
There will be entrances to the stad-
ium from every direction. A person
entering the stadium from Keech
avenue, Main street or M-17'will
enter "over the top," that is, on these
three sides the 70th and top row seats
will be approximately level with the
ground, and a person will walk down
instead of up to find a seat. The
stadium will set back approximately
200 feet from M-17, the same distance
from Keech avenue, and approximate-
ly 100 feet from Main street. On any
of these three sides there will be a
rise of less than three feet from the
edge of the thoroughfares to the en-
trances to the stadium.
East Entrance Imposing
The east entrance to the stadium
will be the most imposing, for on this
side the ground slopes away and more
than half of the full height of the
stadium will be exposed to view. The
eastern entrance to the stadium will
carry traffic from three sources; foot
traffic from M-17 at the point of the
Ann Arbor railroad intersection, from
State street, and from the railroad
sidings where the special trains will
stand during the game. The first foot-
way will curve in from M-17 and lead
up toward the east entrances. The
second footway will start at a point
below the present field house, cross
south Ferry field, will be elevated over
the railroad tracks, and except for a
plot of grass, will run parallel to the
first fotway after crossing the tracks.
The third footway will carry traffic
from the railroad trains, and will
parallel the other two footways, and
it will also be separated from the
second by a plot of grass.
More than 100 feet from the steps
(note the accompanying illustration)
the three footways will merge into a
single large footway only to be di-
vided by two gigantic pairs of steps
which will raise the traffic to a level
tance from the top of the steps to the
eight portal or tunnel entrances will
be slightly less than 100 feet. Inside
the portals there will be 14 ramps or
stairs which will separate the traffic
and carry it to the numerous sections
of the stadium. The small archway
between the steps, as shown in the
illustration, will be used as the play-
ers entrance to the shower and
locker rooms, and represents the
exact level of the playing field; from
this can be gained some idea of the
actual height of the stadium.
Aids To Traflic
The orthentrance o the stadium
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Upon the shoulders of Ira M. Smith,
registrar, also beginning his second
year at the University, rests the work
of initiating the new system of fresh-
men sponsors.
Each step to be taken in registra-
tion is detailed on printed material
supplied in addition to catalogue in-
formation to every freshman who hss
been admitted to the University. This
step, simplifying the usual compli-
cated procedure, follows out the views
of both President Little and Registrar
Smith that entrance, into the Univer-
sity shouldbeneffected with as little
strain on, the nerves of the new stu-
dents as possible.
C. Of C. To Hear.
Government Chief
Members of the Ann Arbor Cham-
ber of Commerce meeting at the regu-
lar weekly luncheon today will be ad-
dressed by Colvin B. Brown, chief of
the organization service bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States.
Mr. Brown is in demand as a speak-
er throughout the country, due to his
knowledge of business conditions and
the solution of problems met by
merchants' societies.
The meeting was the second after a
period during the summer in which no
Tr ,ue to her 1925 football season,
dt iu which she won five gamesand
--1¢st only one, Michigan holds first
p'ace in the percentage of games won
and lost in the Conference during the
last 13 years. Illinois, holder of the
initial place since the system of aver-
aging the percentages of the Confer-
ence teams was inaugurated in 1913,
was forced into second position by the
Wolverine's successful climb.
.Chicago has slipped back into third
place in the percentage column, while
Iowa occupies the rung directly below
the Maroons. Ohio and Minnesota
trail the Hawkeyes in fifth and sixth
places respectively, and are fighting
on practically even terms for the
higher honor. Wisconsin ranks
seventh.
Indiana; Northwestern, and Purdue
continue to wage a battle to remain
out of the cellar position. Northwest-
ern now rests in ninth instead of
tenth place becaus of her record last
season, with three victories and one
defeat. Indiana ranks eighth by the
narrow margin of one and one half
games. Purdue slipped a notch in
the percentages because of the loss of
all three of her Conference games
last season.
There are p'rospects for another
close fight for Conference honors this
season with a number of powerful
contenders in the race. With Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illi-
nois boasting veteran squads the
present year will probably witness
more changes in the Conference per-
centage columns.
Better Football
Programs Planned